Demystifying the Science and Art of Political Polling - By Mark Blumenthal

Crosstabs.org

August 22, 2006

Last week I discovered an interesting new blog devoted to political polling called Crosstabs.org. Actually, Crosstabs.org is something of a blog within a blog, a site nestled within the conservative site RedState.comorg. It combines frequent posts from blogger Gerry Daly...[More...]

Updates

June 15, 2006

My apologies for the slow rate of posting this week. I had a number of non-blog deadlines all fall within about week's time and they have taken their toll. Among other things, I have not been able to finish my...[More...]

CNN & ORC: The Real "Breaking News?"

April 24, 2006

Thanks to the loyal reader who alerted MP to this just released poll (story, full results) by CNN which puts the Bush job approval rating at yet another new low of only 32%. But wait, despite yet another "new low"...[More...]

Gallup CNN Break-Up

March 21, 2006

And speaking of Gallup... Here at MP, we are not prone to posting gossipy items about the polling industry, largely because what little gossip MP hears, is well... not worth posting. Today however, thanks to TVNewser (via Hotline On Call),...[More...]

The MyDD Poll

January 23, 2006

While we're on the topic of poll questions commissioned by web sites on the blogosphere's left wing, here is a truly innovative development: The blog known as MyDD has decided to go beyond simply placing a few questions on a...[More...]

The Odd Specialization

September 27, 2004

I’m slowly digging out from under the many comments and emails last week. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. I’ve got a long list of questions to answer and topics to cover (though please, send more if you have them)....[More...]

Pop Quiz

September 25, 2004

Blogger Dalythoughts dug into the 2002 post-election analysis by the National Council on Public Polls (NCCP) and discovered what can happen when a pollster weights every survey by party ID. Did you know that one pollster ‘called’ over 29% of...[More...]

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